Package: initramfs-tools Version: 0.93.3 Severity: wishlist
Current kernel versions support different decompression options for kernel and initrd: CONFIG_DECOMPRESS_GZIP CONFIG_DECOMPRESS_BZIP2 CONFIG_DECOMPRESS_LZMA initramfs-tools currently supports gzip only. I'd like to see support for bzip2 and lzma as well, as both of them provide better compression (which is especially interesting for live systems). IMHO the user should get gzip by default (if unset) but be able to choose between gzip, bzip2 and lzma. Something like COMPRESSION=[gzip|bzip2|lzma] in /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf should provide that. I plan to provide the according code for integration (though I'm running out of time right now, so it might need a few days/weeks). Please ACK my idea if that's in your interest. If have any special configuration variable / implementation wishes please let me know. regards, -mika- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org